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Can Public Transit Affect Private Vehicle Use? . Guanhua Mu Feb 13 th ,2012. Background. The phenomenon of “car society” indeed exist in America. People can benefit a lot from the widespread use of public transportation. Can private vehicle use affected by public transit?
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Can Public Transit Affect Private Vehicle Use? Guanhua Mu Feb 13th,2012
Background The phenomenon of “car society” indeed exist in America. People can benefit a lot from the widespread use of public transportation. Can private vehicle use affected by public transit? Try to find some relationships between public transit stops and around families.
Working Area • Location Downtown, Florence-Graham, Lynwood, West Athens • Skills • Insert Map
Transit Lines • Transit Lines: • Rapid 757 • Green line • Skills • Attribute sub-sets selections
Buffer Area • Transit Stops • 33 Bus Stops • 14 Rail Stops • Buffer Area 0.5 Miles walking distance around public transit stops • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Buffer • Geocoding
Analysis of Families Near Transit Stops • The families near bus stops(16464) are much higher than that near rail stops(2037) per station. • Total quantities of families along bus line(559770) are more than that along rail line(134207) within 0.5 miles. • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Graduated Symbols
Structure of Families Near Transit Stops Non-vehicle families near bus stops(72344) are much more than that near rail stops(4625) within 0.5 miles. Families Near Rail Stops
Analysis of Non-Vehicle Families Near Transit Stops • The non-vehicle families near bus stops(2192) are much larger than that near rail stops(330) per station. • We can see quantities of families along bus line are more concentrative than that in rail line. • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Graduated Symbols
Skills Utilized • Insert Map • Attribute sub-sets selections • Aggregating attribute fields • Buffer • Geocoding • Graduated Symbols
Next Steps • Analyzing transit style of families around public transit stops. • Other factors: income, land use, etc.